Scent: A delicately rosy fragrance
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Texture: Light and silky, it penetrates quickly into your skin thanks to its emulsion nature (similar to the skin's surface).
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• Rosa damascena flower water (Damascus rose floral water)

  Damascus rose contains very high levels of antioxidant properties which protect the skin from damage caused by free radicals and other skin stresses. It has anti-inflammatory, cooling and soothing properties which can help with stress-related conditions in more mature skin types. It is also excellent for treating broken capillaries and scarring to help skin tone appear more even. Damascus rose can also promote healthy skin cell growth to strengthen and smooth the skin. 

• Sesamum indicum seed oil (sesame seed oil)

  Sesame seed oil is rich in essential fatty acids. Known for its softening and skin-rejuvenating properties, it penetrates quickly without being greasy.

• Butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter)

  Recommended for its protective properties against skin dehydration. Readily and durably absorbed by the skin.

• Oryza sativa starch (rice starch)

  Rice starch is a natural substance that has long been used in cosmetics and skincare products for delicate, sensitive skin. Rice starch powders are known for their absorbent properties to treat skin disorders. They form a thin film on the skin as a buffer against rubbing. By absorbing water, they extend the duration of the skin's moisture and provide hydrating and emollient benefits. They also have a refreshing effect, reducing redness, irritation and itching.

• Coco-glucoside

  Emollient of natural origin, it softens and smoothens the skin, and acts as a skin feel and texture agents. An ideal natural substitute for silicone.

• Cera alba (beeswax)

  The only non-vegan (although organic) ingredient of C/6's formula, it is known for its skin-protective and moisturizing properties, especially due to its high vitamin A content. It protects the skin against agressions such as wind and cold, and has anti-inflammatory properties.

• Coconut alcohol

  It acts as an emollient, therefore retains moisture in the skin. It is also used an emulsion stabilizer to combine water and oil in products.

• Arbutin

  Arbutin is derived from the leaves of fruits such as bearberry, pear and cranberry. Arbutin is known as a natural skin lightening agent, as it helps stop any extra production of melanin (by stopping tyrosinase to produce tyrosine, used by the skin to produce melanin). Less tyrosine and less melanin mean less pigment, fewer dark spots, and a more even complexion.

• Pelargonium graveolens oil (geranium essential oil)

  Geranium oil is used for its toning and balancing effect on the skin. It also gives a sweet, rose-like aroma to soaps. The oil is antiseptic and astringent, which helps to even out colour and oiliness by constricting the tissues to balance sebum production and circulation.

• Benzyl alcohol

  An antimicrobial preservative and solvent. One of the few preservatives allowed in organic products. It is naturally present in apricots, almonds, apples, asparagus, etc.

• Xanthan gum

  An excellent, sugar based, natural thickener for emulsions and cleansing systems. It is a polysaccharide produced through a bio-fermentation process of the Xanthamonas campestris bacteria and sucrose or glucose.

• Glycerin

  It is a natural moistening additive, which maintains the moisture content of the skin or formula itself. Its moisturizing and softening effects one from its ability to capture water molecules and lock them in the cells of the epidermis. It is found in its natural state in cherries, but also in all natural fats like those of the skin.

• Alcohol

We do not use alcohol as an ingredient as it dries the skin, however, there is a small quantity in this formula, coming from the hydroalcoholic preparation of rayolys (a mix of peach/apple/raspberry extracts, see below).

• Dehydroacetic acid

Used as an antimicrobial and fungicide preservative.

• Prunus persica leaf extract (peach leaf extract), pyrus malus fruit extract (apple extract) and Rubus idaeus fruit extract (raspberry extract)

They make up Phytobioactive Rayolys, a hydroglycolic blend of peach leaves, apples, and raspberries used in formulations that fight against the ageing process and brighten the skin. Rayolys reduces pigmentation and lightens the complexion, it traps free radicals, and restructures the epidermis.

• Citral, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool

  These are not ingredients in the formula, but naturally occurring allergens mostly from essential oils which have to be indicated on packaging over a certain threshold as per European regulations. According to the European Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), 1% to 3% of the European population may be allergic to these natural substances.